horse-hoarse merger
horse-hoarse merger · horse-hoarse mergers
A phonemic merger of /ɔɹ/ and /oɹ/, so that pairs of words such as horse and hoarse,…A phonemic merger of /ɔɹ/ and /oɹ/, so that pairs of words such as horse and hoarse, war and wore, for and four, etc become homophones.
UK/hɔːs ˈhɔːs ˌmɜːdʒə/US/hoɹs ˈhoɹs ˌmɝdʒɚ/
Meaning
1 sensesA phonemic merger of /ɔɹ/ and /oɹ/, so that pairs of words such as horse and hoarse, war and wore, for and four, etc become homophones.
Forms
plural: horse-hoarse mergers| Singular | horse-hoarse merger |
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regular